At this point, the Jie people's army was less than 700 meters away from the Southern Xiongnu tribe.
At that moment, everyone in the tribe sensed the approaching danger.
The once lively sacrificial celebration instantly descended into chaos. The adult men of the tribe were the first to grab their weapons, while the women and children ran in panic behind the men.
Hearing the approaching sound of hooves, the middle-aged man's expression changed drastically. Based on his past experience, he judged that the attacking force numbered at least several thousand, while his tribe had only a little over a thousand men capable of riding horses.
Their own tribe probably couldn't stop the invading cavalry.
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man looked at his son beside him and said urgently, "Quick! Take some men and protect the women and children as they retreat!! Run towards the direction of the big man!!"
"Father?? What will you do then?"
The young man was slightly taken aback, then looked at his father with concern.
"I'll be fine, let's go!!"
"But...."
Just as the young man was about to speak again, a loud "slap!" was heard as the middle-aged man slapped him across the face.
The middle-aged man glared at his son and shouted, "No buts, get out of here!!"
The young man was also jolted awake by the slap, and hurriedly scrambled away, tears streaming down his face, and ran back.
Just as the Southern Xiongnu tribe was in chaos, the Jie cavalry charged in.
With bloodlust on their faces and strange cries escaping their mouths, the Jie cavalrymen began a massacre of the fleeing Southern Xiongnu.
A child of about four years old accidentally fell to the ground while fleeing. The Jie chieftain simply smiled, urged his warhorse forward, and trampled on the child.
The enormous hoof struck the child squarely in the chest, and the poor child died on the spot before he could even scream.
"Ahhh!! My child....."
The child's mother screamed at the sight, but stopped abruptly as the Jie man swung his scimitar, and a head rolled off instantly.
"You bunch of beasts!! Ah!!"
Upon seeing the disgusting Jie people attacking, who were indiscriminately slaughtering women and children, the Southern Xiongnu people, their eyes bloodshot, grabbed their weapons and charged forward.
"Warriors, follow me and fight! They are not human. If we cannot stop them, all of our tribe will perish!!"
The middle-aged man, his eyes blazing with fury, led his soldiers in a charge.
"kill!!"
At that moment, the men of the Southern Xiongnu roared with bloodshot eyes and charged forward fearlessly, following the middle-aged man.
At this time, the Southern Xiongnu tribes were outnumbered by the Jie people. More importantly, many of them did not have time to mount their warhorses in the rush. If they charged at the Jie people on horseback, they would almost certainly die.
But faced with the invaders, the men of the tribe had no choice. Their wives and children were right behind them. If they ran, they would all die, or even be wiped out. If they fought back and blocked their attack, they might be able to buy their wives and children precious time to escape.
"Warriors, hold on! Only if our children and women can escape will our tribe have hope!! Only then will we not become extinct!!"
The middle-aged man roared and charged at a Jie cavalryman, wielding his scimitar.
Upon seeing this, the Jie cavalry swung their swords and slashed at the middle-aged man's head.
The middle-aged man dodged the Jie cavalryman's blade with a quick movement, then grabbed the Jie cavalryman's ankle and pulled him off his horse.
Immediately, the middle-aged man reached out and grabbed the neck of the Jie man's warhorse, then with a forceful movement, he flipped himself onto the horse's back.
"Warriors!! Charge!"
The middle-aged man mounted his horse and turned it around without hesitation, charging alone towards the Jie leader.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding Southern Xiongnu people were greatly encouraged and then engaged in a fierce battle with the Jie cavalry, disregarding their own safety.
Soon, several Southern Xiongnu soldiers also successfully seized the Jie people's horses and followed behind the middle-aged man, charging towards the Jie people's leader.
Despite being at a significant disadvantage, the Southern Xiongnu, with their fearless and relentless charge, managed to hold back the Jie people's slaughter. Jie cavalrymen were constantly being pulled off their horses.
The Jie chieftain, watching from the sidelines, frowned as he looked at the Southern Xiongnu who were putting up a fierce resistance. He couldn't understand why they were resisting his soldiers so desperately.
In their mind, when faced with a powerful enemy, surrendering is the best option, even though death is still inevitable. Resisting, on the other hand, might lead to an even more miserable death, and what if the enemy takes pity on them and lets them go?
As long as I survive, I can wait for the opportunity to get it back.
The resistance of the weak is seen as a joke by them.
Just then, the Jie leader suddenly saw several Southern Xiongnu people charging towards him. Despite being protected by hundreds of men, a hint of panic still appeared on his face. They could mercilessly slaughter the weak, but when faced with a counterattack from the weak, he couldn't help but feel a trace of fear.
The Jie leader hurriedly shouted, "Quickly! Stop them!!"
At the command of the Jie leader, the hundreds of Jie cavalrymen around him immediately rushed forward.
Facing the hundreds of Jie cavalry charging towards him, the middle-aged man showed no fear. He slashed left and right with his scimitar, and in an instant, he cut down two Jie cavalrymen. His eyes remained fixed on the Jie leader not far away.
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